Weather-guard for windows.



A. H. NEWPHBR. WEATHER GUARD FOR WINDOWS. APPLIoATIoN FILED Humo. 1911.

1,096,557, Patented May 12, 1914 nl' Wilmesse L1 en or sra'rns Parar onnion.

ALFRED H. NEWPHER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ADAMS 8c WESTLAKE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOISAIA CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

WEATHER-GUARD FOR WINDOWS.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedMay 12, 1914;..

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, ALFRED H. NEWPHER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Teather-Guards for Windows, of which the following is a speciiication, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The invention relates to weather guards applied to the bottom rail of a `window sash, its object being to secure a high degree of efficiency with durability.

The invention is hereinafter fully described, and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which* Figure 1 is a sectional detail in perspective of a window casing and sash with the improved weather guard applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is a detail elevation ot' the lower sash bar, some of the internal parts being shown in dotted lines.

The invention is shown as applied to a car window in which there is employed but a single sash, though it is equally applicable to other building structures and to windows in which an upper sash is present.

There is shown in the drawings atl() a window casing having a sill 11 and a top bar 12. The sash 13 is shown as being mainly of wood. Its lower cross-bar, 'however, is of special construction, its body portion 14 being of wood, and metal plates 15, 16, being applied thereto and projecting downwardly beyond the body portion. Within the chamber thus formed by the extension of the plates 15 and 16, there is housed an adjustable bar 17, carried by a plurality of screwbolts 18, which set up through it and enter the bodyr portion 14 of the bar, a nut 19 being secured within the wood for receiving the screw. A spring 20 reacts between the bar 17 and the nut 19 to force the bar downwardly upon the bolt, permitting it, however, to rise to adapt it to any inequalities in the surface of the sill 11.

To the outer'lace of the bar 17 there is attached a flexible flap 21, preferably of rubber, this flap extending downwardly beyond the bar and being outwardly inclined. A pressure foot 23, consisting of a curved metal plate, is secured to the bar 17 over the flap 21, its lower portion extendng outwardly from the bar and pressing the outer extension of the flap Q1 forcibly against the sill when the sash is lowered. Preferably the flap 21 extends a little beyond the outer edge of the plate 23, thereby insuring a better joint as the edge of the plate will indent the flap.

A special form of guard is shown in the drawings at the top of the sash, but is not herein claimed, being made the subject of an application for patent of even date herewith.

I claim as my inventionl 1. In a weather guardfor windows, in combination with a sash, a yielding bar secured to the bottoni of the sash, a flap of flexible material secured to the bar and projecting laterally therefrom, and a plate attached to the bar and projecting laterally from the lower edge thereof and bearing upon the flap.

2. In a weather guard for windows, in combination with a sash, a yielding bar secured to the bottom of the sash, a flap of flexible material secured to the bar and projecting laterally therefrom, and an outwardly curved plate attached to the bar and projecting `laterally from the lower edge thereof and bearing upon the flap.

3. In a weather guard for windows, in combination with a sash, a metal plate having a lateral lip at its lower edge and a flap of flexible material secured to the inner face of the plate and extending under its lip, the plate and flap being yieldingly secured to the bottom cross rail of the sash and having a vertical movement relative thereto.

ALFRED H. NEWPHER.

Witnesses:

LoUIs K. GILLsoN, E. M. Km'rcrmn. 

